Pasta Al Forno
Pasta Al Forno
Casserole might not be the first thing to come to mind when it comes to good eats, but there's a special place in people's hearts for pasta al forno. It's probably all the melted mozzarella and pecorino. How can anything with this much cheese be anything but a home run?
Servings
4
servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet or hot fresh italian sausage
- 8 ounce pasta, such as ziti or penne
- one 25-ounce jar or homemade marinara sauce
- 3 cup shredded mozzarella
- one 10-ounce package frozen peas
- 1 cup ricotta
- 8 tablespoon pecorino romano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Remove the sausage from their casings, break up into pieces, and sauté in a skillet until the sausage loses its color.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile, combine the marinara sauce, 1 ½ cups of the mozzarella, peas, ricotta, 6 tablespoons of the pecorino romano, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in the pasta and sausage, and coat a 2 ½-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Pour the mixture into the baking dish.
- In a small bowl, stir together the remaining mozzarella, remaining pecorino romano, and the olive oil. Top the pasta with the mixture. Bake until hot, about 25-30 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.